New marekting piece for Greater Statesville Development Corporation.

1. Statesville, North Carolina is serious about business.
Our success can be seen in the industries that have
chosen to call Statesville home, from Kewaunee
Scientific to Doosan Infracore to Lowe’s Corporate
Aviation.
WELCOME TO A PLACE THAT’S
THE BEST OF ALL WORLDS.
Our proximity to both Charlotte and Winston-Salem
makes us an entry point to regional, national and global
markets, and our location at the intersection of I-77 and
I-40 puts us within a days trucking of 2/3 of the U.S.
GREATER
STATESVILLE
Business
Relocation
CONSISTENT PERFORMER
Guide
Over the past decade, no small city in
the United States has done a better job
of helping companies relocate and
expand. Statesville has been Site
Selection magazine’s #1 Micropolitan
area 5 of the last 6 years, and 7 of the
past 10 years. That’s a record of
accomplishment you can count on.
Greater Statesville Development Corporation
115 East Front Street
Statesville, NC 28677
704-871-0062 tel 704-871-0223 fax
info@greaterstatesville.org
www.greaterstatesville.org
www.greaterstatesville.org

2. LOCATION IS THE KEY Many communities are located near major cities or in
proximity to interstate highways. But Statesville truly
is a unique business location; located nearly
equidistant between two of North Carolina’s largest
The Statesville region cities — Charlotte and Winston-Salem — and at the
currently has more than intersection of two major interstates — I-40 and I-77.
2 million square feet of
available manufacturing Charlotte Located 38 miles south of Statesville,
Charlotte is the 18th largest city in the
and distribution space, U.S. and a major banking and energy
and nearly 2 thousand center.
acres of utility-served Winston-Salem Located 39 miles east of Statesville,
industrial sites. Winston-Salem is a center of science and
medicine; the home of Wake Forest
University and nationally renowned
Baptist Medical Center.
EXPERIENCE IS THE DIFFERENCE
MAJOR INDUSTRY SECTORS
Many communities can tell you what they would like
to do, what they have thought about doing or what The Statesville area has more than 180
they should have done. In Statesville, we have real- manufacturing and distribution companies
world experience providing companies with the tools representing a wide variety of industry sectors.
they need to bring about a positive and seamless
relocation. We have been leaders in business METAL FABRICATION NONWOVENS
relocation and expansion, consistently, for more than
ABOUT INCENTIVES a decade. No city our size has developed more new Metal fabricators make up Providencia USA recently
and expanding industry projects over the past ten the largest segment of the joined Acoustec Nonwovens
We understand that financial incentives can be industrial market, with a and Burnett as major
years. The experience gained through this record of
an important consideration in the site selection particular emphasis on tube suppliers of nonwovens
consistent performance allows us to offer our clients and pipe fabrication. located in Statesville.
process. In addition to the programs offered by
an unsurpassed level of performance.
the State of North Carolina and Iredell County’s AEROSPACE/AVIATION LIFE SCIENCES
consistently low tax rates: The City of Statesville Relocation assistance
and the Town of Troutman both offer programs to The Statesville Regional The new Barium Springs
Available site and building information Airport is home to a number Technology Park, located
companies which locate in those jurisdictions
Coordination of training, labor and other community services of corporate aviation less than 30 minutes from
and meet specific guidelines for investment and
operations, including Lowe’s the North Carolina Research
job creation. Assistance with financial packages and Rubbermaid. Campus in Kannapolis, is
Assistance and direction with permitting designed to be the future
AUTOMOTIVE hub of Statesville’s growing
Clearinghouse for relevant information
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DEVEL- Utilities information and comparisons Two of the five largest
life sciences sector.
manufacturing firms in the FOOD & BEVERAGE
Statesville has an outstanding labor force of over Tax information area, ASMO and Engineered
80,000, with more than 12,000 jobs in manufacturing. Community comparisons Sintered Components, are Statesville’s proximity to east
In all, more than 1.7 million workers live within 40 Expansion assistance Tier One auto parts coast markets and history of
miles of Statesville. A great strength of the community is manufacturers; a number of agricultural production and
our skilled workforce and the customized worker Liaison between government and the business community to smaller firms are also processing makes it a
ensure the continuation of a solid business climate within the involved with the automotive natural fit for companies in
training programs offered through historic (1854)
industry. the food and beverage sector.
Mitchell Community College. Over the past 3 years, area
more than a quarter of a million dollars in training and
retraining funds have been allocated through the college
to new and expanding industry in the Statesville region.
Types of training available include: PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL SERVICE
Lean Manufacturing; Advanced Facilitator; Project An important aspect of our experience is the
Management; Health and Safety; Team Building; understanding of the confidential nature of information
Marketing and Sales; Welding; Fork-Lift Operation; provided as part of a company’s relocation project. Be
Microsoft Office; Analytical Problem Solving; CNC assured that extreme care and discretion is used in
Skills Assessment and CAD/CAM/CAE. handling any and all information provided.